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Accession Number:
ADA056196
Title:
Energy Recovery from Solid Waste in the Charleston, SC, SMSA.
Corporate Author:
CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB (ARMY) CHAMPAIGN ILL
Report Date:
1978-06-01
Abstract:
This study investigated the technical and economic feasibility of establishing a single, solid waste resource-recovery facility in the Charleston, SC, Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area SMSA. Energy was the primary resource to be recovered. The 29,700 tonsyear of solid waste generated by Federal facilities in the SMSA are presently being disposed of in landfills operated by county governments. This study compared the cost of continuing solid waste disposal by landfill to the estimated cost of establishing 1 a Federal resource-recovery facility or 2 a regional resource-recovery facility. When a Federal resource-recovery facility which used solid waste generated by Federal facilities only was considered, it was determined that energy could be recovered at a rate of 19.0 x 10 to the 10th power Btuyear. The capital investment was estimated to be 8.5 million in FY82 dollars and the Savings to Investment Ratio SIR was estimated at 0.81.0, with a payback period of more than 25 years. Because the SIR was less than 1.0, this study concluded that a Federal resource-recovery facility was not economical and should not be pursued. Author
Descriptive Note:
Final rept.,
Pages:
0073
Contract Number:
N62467-77-MP-00005
File Size:
25.35MB
